Wondering why I-35W is closed again this weekend? One reason is the removal of the 40th St bike bridge. The bridge will be out for at least a year. The 38th street bridge is open again. It’s functional, but boring.

I spent the afternoon exploring Downtown St. Paul, looking for better routes through the area. The good news is that the Gateway Trail has been extended through Downtown to the riverfront trail along Shepard Rd.The two-way trail takes up one lane of Jackson Street. According to one traffic engineer, the trail won’t freeze up… […]

The source of Minnehaha Creek at Gray’s Bay has always been a mystery to me, so when Dave Olson, who regularly launches his canoe at the Gray’s Bay Dam, told me about a new bike bridge at the dam, I decided to check it out. By the end of the day, I had cleared… […]

The City of Minneapolis has been pro-active about creating a bicycle friendly city, even in the winter. The Midtown Greenway and Light Rail Trail are plowed within 24 hours of a snowfall, often earlier, and they are usually responsive to phone calls about winter road maintenance issues that affect cyclists. To report a maintenance issue that affects you as a cyclist, call 311 in Minneapolis. If you live outside the city limits, call 612-673-3000. Or you can call a more direct line to see who is responsible for specific areas of the city and county. For a human interst side to plowing on the Midtown Greenway, check out this post by Shaun Murphy, Minneapolis Bicycle Program Intern